I'm going to be teaching a first year seminar next fall and have
tentatively titled it "Meanings of Madness." It is to be a
inter-disciplinary study (and historical?) of how mental illness/madness
has been defined, portrayed, explained, etc. My thoughts at the present
time are to look at mental illness from (1) popular literature
perspective ("Prozac Nation" was suggested to me); (2) classic readings
(Freud, Skinner, Szasz, Rosenhan); (3) feminist perspective ("Mismeasure
of Woman" maybe); (4) a philosophical perspective (maybe Foucault?);
(5) a religious perspective (?); (6) a sociological perspective (?);
(7) an anthropological/cultural perspective (?); (8) a biological/medical
perspective (?). As you can see, I'm at a loss for suggested readings for
students as well as myself! Any ideas out there? Keep in mind, these are
freshman and the goals of the course are to develop critical thinking and
writing skills.
You can respond to me privately at the address below or to the list.
Thanks in advance!
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Marjorie S. Hardy, Ph.D. Phone: (610) 821-3649
Department of Psychology Fax: (610) 821-3234
Muhlenberg College E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2400 Chew St.
Allentown, PA 18104-5586
"And I'm living here in Allentown"
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